March 2016
5th Grade newsletter
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Highlights and events!!!
Remember to check Wednesday Folders and Student Planners!
End of Year Parent Planning Meeting is March 17 th @ 4:15 in the Media
Center.
Family Life and Human Sexuality begins on March 7 th.
Science MSA begins on March 15 th.
Please be sure to check your child’s folder for important middle school
scheduling/registration information.
As we begin the third quarter and look forward to the fourth, students will continue
to strengthen their knowledge and use of reading strategies. Students will also
identify the characteristics of poetry, realistic fiction and literary non-fictiongraphic novels. Students will make inferences, identify main idea and key details as
well as integrate information from two texts to explain the author’s purpose.
Students will also be engaged in collaborative discussions to deepen meaning of
text via vocabulary development.
Everyday students are working towards
multiplication fluency! Students will continue to
develop their knowledge of Numbers andOperations
by use of fractions. Students will use equations,area
models, and number line models to multiply
fractions greater than one, includingmixednumbers.
Students will also solve measurement problems
using line plots.
In Science, students will explore Astronomy! They will investigate celestial patterns,
light and shadow, as well as properties and patterns of Earth and stars.
In Social Studies, students will identify geographic characteristics of the United
States, population growth, migration and settlement patterns. Students will also
explore changes in industry, transportation, education and rights in the 1800’s.
IMPORTANT REMINDER—Parents please discuss the importance of appropriate
bathroom use habits with your child. We have noted a series of events with fifth
graders that have involved graffiti in bathroom stalls. Due to these incidences, 5 th
grade teachers will now follow a stricter bathroom use policy for students.
The Fifth Grade Team
Ms. Jones/Ms. Brown
Ms. Stuart
Mrs. Cain
Ms. Brooking